Peoria Hearing Office - ALJ Approval Rates & Wait Times

Claimants in the Peoria service area have their Social Security disability appeals heard at this office, one of the hearing locations in Illinois. The office is assigned to SSA Region 05 and has 5 active ALJs.

The office's average approval rate is 57.6%, which is near the national average of 57.6%. The rate aligns with national patterns, though individual judges at this office may vary above or below this average. Judge approval rates at this office range from 38.5% to 68.3%, showing a moderate degree of variation across the bench.

The current average wait time for a hearing at this office is 7 months, which is comparable to the national average of 8.4 months. Once a hearing takes place, this office issues decisions in an average of 250 days. There are currently 1,292 cases pending at this office. That works out to approximately 258 pending cases per judge.

Across the judges at this office, the average fully favorable rate is 43.5%. A fully favorable decision means the claimant receives benefits from the onset date they requested, as opposed to a partially favorable decision which may award benefits from a later date.

Peoria shows a moderate degree of variation across its bench, which is common among offices of this size. While all judges apply the same federal disability standards, differences in how they weigh medical evidence, vocational factors, and hearing testimony may contribute to varying outcomes.

With an average wait time of 7 months and 250 days average processing time, claimants at Peoria can expect a total timeline of roughly 15 months from hearing request to decision.

Judges at Peoria have collectively issued 1,707 decisions in the current fiscal year, averaging 341 decisions per judge. Individual caseloads range from 103 to 458 decisions, reflecting differences in hearing schedules and case complexity.